December 2102

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 61%
14. 2 Last qtr
15. 3 42%
16. 4 33%
17. 5 24%
18. 6 15%
19. 7 8%
20. 8 3%
21. 9 1%
22. 10 New
23. 11 3%
24. 12 8%
25. 13 16%
26. 14 26%
27. 15 36%
28. 16 First qtr
29. 17 58%
30. 18 69%
31. 19 78%
32. 20 86%
33. 21 92%
34. 22 97%
35. 23 99%
36. 24 Full
37. 25 99%
38. 26 95%
39. 27 91%
40. 28 85%
41. 29 77%
42. 30 69%
43. 31 60%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in December 2102

1. Fri, Dec 11:23 AM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Dec 24:04 PM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

3. Sun, Dec 39:44 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

4. Tue, Dec 57:56 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.

5. Wed, Dec 66:03 AM

   Venus and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Dec 93:38 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Dec 101:16 AM

   New Moon

   The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

8. Mon, Dec 1112:31 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Dec 119:15 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Dec 1110:15 AM

    Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

11. Mon, Dec 1110:19 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Dec 1111:35 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Dec 12

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,100 km.

14. Sat, Dec 165:50 PM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

15. Tue, Dec 1911:14 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Dec 222:32 AM

    December solstice

    The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.

17. Fri, Dec 225:47 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

18. Sun, Dec 246:25 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

19. Tue, Dec 267:13 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, Dec 274:49 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

21. Thu, Dec 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.